Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
2005 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.3
This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-11-04
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (76 votes)
Themes
- capitalism
- department store
- protest
- community
- middle class
- business
- big business
- retail trade
- consumerism
- economics
- corporation
- walmart
Cast & crew
Lee Scott
as Himself - President & CEO of Wal-Mart (archive footage)
- DH
Don Hunter
as Himself - H&H Hardware Owner
- JH
Jon Hunter
as Himself - Son of Don Hunter
- JH
Jeremy Hunter
as Himself - Son of Jon Hunter
- MH
Matt Hunter
as Himself - Son of Jon Hunter
- JF
Johnny Faenza
as Himself - H&H Hardware Employee
- FM
Frank Mormino
as Himself - Owner of Middlefield Tire
- JB
John Bruening
as Himself - Owner of Geauga Vision (as Dr. John Bruening)
- TG
Tom Glassburner
as Himself - H&H Hardware Employee
- WN
Weldon Nicholson
as Himself - Wal-Mart Store Manager Trainer
Directed by Robert Greenwald